| DEATHS |
| FERGUSON—George Edward Ferguson died yesterday evening at his home, 28 Queen street, aged 52 years. He is survived by his wife, Annie (Desruissaux) Ferguson, one son, Raymond Ferguson, of this city, his mother, Mrs. Martha C. Ferguson of Mt. Vernon, N.H., one brother, C. Benjamin Ferguson, of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. Edward Dennault of this city, and Mrs. Emma Parker, of Mt. Vernon, N.H. Deceased was a resident of this city for 40 years and was very well known. He was an attendant of St. Patrick's church. |
| GILL—William J. Gill, a popular young resident of this city, died
yesterday at St. Paul, Minn., after a brief illness. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Gill; three sisters, Catherine Gill, Mrs. Fred Doyle of Fort Moultrie, S.C., and Mrs. Alexander Fawcett of Lowell. He was a member of Greater Chicago lodge, Loyal order of Moose. The body is expected to arrive in Lowell some time Friday and will be removed to the home of his sisters, Mrs. Alexander Fawcett, 454 Chelmsford street by Undertakers M. H. McDonough Sons. Funeral notice later. |
| LAFLEUR—Mrs. Marie (Morin) Lafleur, wife of Felix Lafleur, died last evening at her home, 90 Aiken street, aged 65 years. She had been a resident of Lowell for nearly 30 years. Besides her husband, she leaves five daughters, Mrs. Emma Marcotte, Mrs. Ernestine
Drapeau, Mrs. Marie Robitaille, Miss Bertha Lafleur, all of Lowell, and Mrs. Laura Genest of Chicago, Ill., and two sons, George of Canada and Arthur Lafleur of Chicago, Ill. She was a member of St. Anne's sodality of St. Joseph's parish. |
| LACOURSE—Joseph Adrien Lacourse, the young man who died at St. John's hospital yesterday afternoon from bullet wounds sustained in the accidental discharge of a revolver Sunday morning, was 26 years of age. He is survived by his wife, five children, his father, Thomas and a brother Benoit Lacourse. Deceased was a loomfixer employed at the Tremont & the accidental discharge of a revolver today to his home, 158 Perkins street by Undertaker Joseph Albert. |
| CLIFFORD—Mrs. Lydia A. Clifford, a resident of this city for many years and widow of Milo R. Clifford, died last evening at the home of Mrs. E. P. MacLean, Tewksbury Centre, aged 76 years. She leaves two daughters, Miss Minnie E. Clifford and Mrs. W. C. Goodwin, both of
Lowell, and one sister, Mrs. H. Neal of Ballardvale. The body was taken to the rooms of Undertaker W. Herbert Blake. |
| HORNE—Mrs. Mary A. Horne died last evening at her home, 60 Lane street, aged 80 years, 3 months and 13 days. She leaves one daughter, Winifred E. Horne and one sister, Miss Minnie Aylward, both of Lowell. She was a member of the First Congregational church and
of Evening Star Rebekah lodge. |
| WOJTOWICZ—Stanley Wojtowicz died last night at his parents home, Boston road, North Billerica, aged 12 years, 10 months and 19 days. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wojtowicz, four sisters, Amilia, Julie and Helen Wojtowicz and Mrs. Mary Zawleza; also two brothers, Andrew and Albert Wojtowicz. |
| GREENE—Irving F. Greene died in Salt Lake City, Utah, on December 21, aged 57 years. Mr. Greene spent his school life in Lowell. He leaves four children, Fairbanks, Haines, Anna and Eleanor Greene, and two sisters, Marion E. Greene of Lowell and Mrs. J. W. Depp of Detroit, Mich. |
| EMOS—Mrs. Rose Emos, a resident of this city and attendant of St. Anthony's church, died this morning at her home, 374 Central street. She is survived by her husband, Martin and one son, Manuel Emos. |
| CAMPBELL—Arthur Campbell, son of Josephat and Arselle (Benoit) Campbell, died yesterday at the home of his parents, Belair avenue, Dracut, aged 2 years, 10 months and 13 days. |
| LANDRY—Miss Jennie Landry died yesterday at the Chelmsford street hospital, aged 66 years. The body was removed to the rooms of Joseph Albert. |
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DETECTIVES PUZZLED
Brooklyn's Keenest Sleuths Trying to Solve Mysterious Shooting of Girl |
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Brooklyn's keenest detectives, puzzled for a
solution of the mysterious shooting of Theresa McCarthy, 10-year old school girl, in her home Tuesday, took note of the slightly upward course of the .22 caliber bullet that pierced her heart, disclosed by the autopsy, and today inclined more to the theory that another child of similar age was responsible for the tragedy.
The deduction was that the bullet's course would have been downward, rather than upward, had an older and taller person fired the shot, and in this belief the search was continued for one of Theresa's playmates, frightened into silence by the tragic consequences.
The police, working on various angles in hope of the merest clue and with a dragnet over the city, have in custody James P. Grace, of Brooklyn, 25, a collector, on complain of the father of a six-year-old Bronx girl, who was attacked by a man in the hallway of her home Dec. 6. The prisoner, the public said, is being investigated in connection with a similar complain concerning a girl in East 39th street, Manhattan, two days later, and also in the case of the McCarthy girl. Thus far, however, nothing has been established, the police said, to connect this man with the Brooklyn mystery. |
| MATRIMONIAL |
| Mr. Arthur Kittridge Wilson of Chelmsford Centre and Miss Louise Wild of North Tewksbury were married last evening at the Marlborough, the ceremony being performed by Rev. William L. Walsh, pastor of the North Billerica Unitarian church. Miss Louise Bancroft of Winchester was bridesmaid, while the best man was Mr. Alexander P. MacLean of Clinton. The couple will make their home at the Lincoln Apartments. |
| FOSTER—DRONEY |
| A pretty wedding took place yesterday afternoon at the Sacred Heart rectory when Mr. Silas E. Foster and Miss Bessie Droney were united in the bonds of matrimony, the ceremony being performed by the pastor, Rev. John P. Flynn, O.M.I. The bride wore brown chiffon velvet with picture hat to match and carried bridal roses. She was attended by her sister, Miss Vera Droney, who was attired in gray divotyne and carried pink roses. The best man was Mr. Geo. A. Foster, brother of the groom. The bride's gift to the bridesmaid was a gold mesh bag, while the groom's favor to the best man was a pair of green gold cuff links. At the close of the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride, the wedding march being played by Mr. James McMahon. Supper was served and entertainment numbers were given. The couple left on an extended honeymoon trip to New York, Philadelphia and Washington. After January 15 they will make their home in this city. |
| Card of Thanks |
We, the undersigned, wish to thank our many relatives, friends and neighbors for their kindness to us in our recent sorrow in the loss of our beloved mother. Their kindness will never be forgotten by us.
Jos. F. Gleason
F. T. Gleason
M. E. Gleason
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Gleason |
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